Men Against the Sun

Men Against the Sun is a 1952 British historical adventure film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring John Bentley and Zena Marshall.[1] It depicts the attempts to construct a railway in late Victorian Africa. It was shot on location in Kenya. This was unusually ambitious for a second feature film at the time.[2]

Men Against the Sun
Directed byBrendan J. Stafford
Produced byK.S. Sagoo
Alastair Scobie
Written byAlastair Scobie
StarringJohn Bentley
Zena Marshall
Music byEric Spear
CinematographyBrendan J. Stafford
Production
company
Kenya Films
Distributed byMonarch Film Corporation
Release date
1952
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Main cast

  • John Bentley as Hawker
  • Zena Marshall as Elizabeth
  • Liam O'Leary as Farher Dowling
  • Alan Tarlton as Tanner
  • Edward Johnson as Salim

See also

References

  1. "Men against the Sun (1953)". BFI.
  2. Chibnall & MacFarlane p.180

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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